Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-07-06

The Eighth District Controversy - The
Organization Of Eight Sub-COmmit-
tees Completed.

A meeting Of the Citizens Representative Com
mittee was held last evening In Grand Army Hall,
which has been selected as the permanent meet
ing place The president, Mr.. Reginald Fendall,
occupied the chair, and Mr.. T. A. Lambert was
chosen to act as secretary In the absence OF Mr..
Lawrence Gardner.
communication was read from the Mount
Pleasant branch OF Association No. 8, signed by
Ellis Spear, president and T. NJ Exley, secretary,
which stated that the representative committee
had refused to the eighth district its proper num-
Der OF delegates, ana had refused to admit dele
gates regularly elected, and had assumed powers
not belonging to 1T by seating two persons as dele
gates who presented no evidence OF having been
selected by any association recognized by the rep
resentatve committee. 1t is, therefore, concluded
| that an independent county organization would
best subServe their interests, and therefore, they
would refuse to elect delegates TO the representa-
tive committee, and would confer with other
county organizations, with the view of forming an
association. This communication gave rise to
long discussion. At the last meeting OF the COM
mittee IT was decided to give seats to Messrs.
FriZZell and COOmbs representing the county east
OF TN street. and Mr. w. Scott smith, representing
OF 9TH street were recommended to hold meeting
and elect two delegates, which would complete
the representation Of ve which are allowed to this
district.
Messrs. r. Ross Perry, Noble D. Larner, G. W.
Dyer and Others said that they thought this action
OF the committee at the last meeting was ILL
advised, that the citizens OF District No. 8 should
hold meeting as was done In the other districts,
the action at the last meeting be reScinded, and
the eighth district be requested to elect delegates.
Mr.. FriZzell said that the association he repre-
sented was the first organized in the county, and
that he had been regularly elected. He character
Ted Gen. Spear as uSurper and said that II ne
unseated that this question would continually
come up before the committee and demand
hearing Mr. A. Il. Mullett said that the COM
municat1on from the Mount Pleasant Association
was an attempt to dictate to the committee. He
made motion, which was carried, to lay on the
table the communication and the motion to re-
consider the former action of the committee.
The question then arose as to the organization
OF the standing committees, which, IL was stated,
We're complete, with the exception OF the repre-
sentativeS from District No. 8. In response TO an
inquiry from Mr. FrixZell, the chair said that
MesSrs. FrzZell, COombS, and Smith now repre-
Sented the eighth district, and that the delegation
would be complete when two additional delegates
We're elected. AS they were a majority OF that
delegation, they could fill the vacancies on the
committees. MeSSrS. Fr1ZZell and Smith retired
for that purpose, ana upon returning presented
the following names for eight Of the fourteen
standing committees: schools, water, sewers, and
public buildings, smith: streets and avenues, law
and order roads and bridges, Frizzell; steam rail-
roads, street railroads, and public charities,
COOmbS.
Mr.. W. c. Dodge opposed amendment to the
rules which would allow any district association
in case OF emergency such as the recent erection
OF telegraph poles in East Washington to appeal
at TO the District authorities without waiting
for meeting OF the representative committee.